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(43) Date of publication: 18.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/42 (21) Application number: 04822305.1 (22) Date of filing: 26.10.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01L 7/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/035377 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/009567 (26.01.2006 Gazette 2006/04)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL HR LT LV MK (30) Priority: 27.10.2003 US 693155 (71) Applicant: Coates, George J. Wall Township, New Jersey 07719 (US)	(72) Inventor: Coates, George J. Wall Township, New Jersey 07719 (US) (74) Representative: Casey, Lindsay Joseph et al F. R. Kelly & Co. 27 Clyde Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Dublin 4 (IE)